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22nd Scottish Association of Family History Societies (SAFHS) Conference – 25 June 2011

20 Apr | News, Past events,

Title: 22nd Scottish Association of Family History Societies (SAFHS) Conference – 25 June 2011
Location: Adam House, 3 Chambers Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1HR.
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Description: FIBIS will have a stand at the 22nd Scottish Association of Family History Societies (SAFHS) Conference this year. The Scottish Genealogy Society will host the 22nd Scottish Association of Family History Societies (SAFHS) Conference in Edinburgh on Saturday 25th June 2011, 09.30-16.30.

The venue for the Conference will be Adam House, 3 Chambers Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1HR. Family history societies from all over Scotland will be in attendance and will have a stall selling their publications and related material. In addition there will also be postcard dealers and antiquarian book dealers present.

The Family History Fair is open to the general public from 09.30-16.30.

If you wish to attend the series of lectures you will have to register for the Conference. Delegate booking forms are available at http://www.scotsgenealogy.com/Conference.aspx

PROGRAMME OF EVENTS

08.30 Registration.
09.30 Book Stalls Open.
09.45 Welcome & Opening Ceremony.

10.00 CITY – Richard Hunter – “Edinburgh its Archives and Inhabitants”.
11.00 CHURCH – Dr Tristram Clarke – “Scottish Episcopal Church Records”.

12.00 Lunch

14.00 CHURCH – Andrew Nicoll – “Roman Catholic Archives”.
15.00 CENSUS – Duncan MacNiven, GROS – “The 1911 Census”.

16.00 Raffle Draw & Closing Speeches.

16.30 Close of Conference & Stalls.
Start Time: 09:30.
Date: 2011-06-25.
End Time: 16:30.